Gold and cryptocurrencies demonstrate a correlation since 2021. These assets have equal conjecture as both have limited emission. That fact provides these assets with a status of “haven”, which means traders prefer to purchase them during periods of high market volatility and at the moments when high inflation risks occur.
Technical examples
Ethereum, daily chart
As you can see Ethereum price created two minimums and the maximum at February 28, March 25, and May 12 respectively.
Gold, daily chart
Gold price drew double bottom on March 8 and March 30, approximately a week after Ethereum did. Also, it gained the highest point on June 1, approximately 2 weeks after crypto did.
Lately crypto market dropped on July 20 and Gold followed it on August 9.
At the moment, the crypto market demonstrates extreme growth. Do you have any suggestions about gold’s future? Let’s check it!
Recently, on the 16th of January, 2023, Thailand Securities Exchange Commission issued fresh rules in its continued efforts to protect investors' assets and build confidence in the crypto space. It comes right after Bitcoin surged above $20k. However, is this enough to kickstart a full recovery for crypto coins?
Let's start off with a look at the Daily timeframe on Bitcoin. We currently see price reacting to the rally-base-rally demand zone between the 15,600 - 14,300 price area. Price also seems to have found support off the trendline support as marked in the image above. Interestingly, this means the overall bias on BTCUSD is Bullish.
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are virtual national money. The idea of creating such currencies came to the authorities after the success of cryptocurrencies, which also exist only in digital form.
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On Thursday, the 2nd of February, the Bank of England will publish its report concerning interest rates and inflation data for the Eurozone. Professionals and investors anticipate that Andrew Bailey’s lead team of policy makers will likely raise interest rates to 4%; the highest in over a decade, for the tenth time in a row.
The first FOMC meeting comes after a buildup of anticipation from traders and investors alike, as the markets await what posture the Fed will take regarding the interest rates; would there be a hike or a cut in interest rates?